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A&E:
page 8
Clearview:
Catch the latest news on
this music sensation.
Sports:
page 11
Coaches:
Athletic department hires new
coaches
Variety:
page 6 & 7
Welcome Week:
Freshmen facts and photos
Wednesday, September10,1997
NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE
Volume 73 • Number 1
BGC reaffirms Bethel; Brushaber re-elected
By Godfrey Catanus
Co-Managing Editor
Delegates from the Baptist
General Conference (BGC)
met at Wheaton College on
July 3 to discuss business relating to Bethel College and
Seminary.
It was the first business
meeting since the 1996 BGC
unanimously acted to establish Bethel as an independent, non-profit organization.
The meeting focused on
the business and policies of
the college. Bethel's presentation challenged the delegates to see "The Stories
Behind the Statistics." After
the presentation, the delegates, of which the majority were Bethel alumni,
voted on certain resolutions. New faculty and
board of trustee appointments overwhelmingly reelected President George
Brushaber to another term.
Back to Bethel
Clarion/ Photo by Julia Taylor
Juniors Angela Nelson and Jada Mrozinski, thrilled to see each other after time
apart, share their summer experiences after Welcome Week's Koinonia service.
Campus post office secures POs
By Anika Nemzek
News Editor
When sophomore John
Anderson returned to campus this fall, he was surprised to find that a very routine task had been changed:
his campus PO box had a
combination lock on it.
"I don't think it's worthwhile to have the locks,"
Anderson said. "Everyone's
sitting there spending twenty
minutes trying to open their
dumb POs."
Anderson's box is within
.the locked section, which
runs from 121 to 155. The
combination locks were installed over the summer and,
according to Anderson, they
present a number of difficulties for students this year.
"The worst part is you
can't just go and stick little
no tes in people's PO boxes,"
Anderson said.
Manager of Postal Services, Jeff Swenson, clarified
that students would still be
able to send notes. However,
they need to bring the notes
inside the mailroom to deliver them.
"We try to be pretty flexible in the post office to make
it available to people that
need to get in and use it,"
Swenson said.
The only time during the
day that mail can not be
brought in is during Chapel
because the mailroom is
closed. Also, no large student body mailings should
be brought in during the
time when the day's mail is
being stuffed, Swenson said.
Swenson, who has
worked in the post office for
almost four years, said he
had heard from a number of
students who would like
their mail to be more secure.
He also said that even before the locks were installed,
the post office wanted students to come inside to deliver notes.
Anything already inside
a campus box can get
pushed out when notes are
put in from the outside,
which "cart be very frustrating for us to come in in the
morning and have a lot of
papers on the floor because
of outside stuffing," said
Swenson.
Anderson, however, was
not convinced that die lock
on his PO was such a good
idea. Pointing out how he
continued on page 3
However, the main concern of the meeting was the
aftermath of the filed suit
against Bethel College from
the previous academic year.
The Board of Trustees did
not take any motions or actions against the current
policies and practices of faculty at Bethel, they did reiterate their stance against
gratuitous sex and violence.
The Trustees reminded the
delegates that all visual and
written documents containing sexuality or profanity is
prohibited without both ap
proval and evidence of educational benefits. They also
reminded the delegates that
all faculty members re-sign
Bethel's Covenant statement at the start of eac academic year.
Delegates on both sides of
the issue had an opportunity to voice their opinions.
Some supported the actions
of the board while others expressed concern for the policies of Bethel, urging the
Board of Trustees to review
their stance on the issue.
continued on page 2
Coach Palke resigns
after 18 years
By Godfrey Catanus
Sports Editor
Over the past two decades, Bethel has undergone
many significant changes.
From new dorms and
buildings, to new students
and presidents. Despite all of
these changes, one thing that
has remained the same.
Since 1978 has been George
Palke at the head of the Royals' Basketball program.
However, the Palke era of
Bethel's Basketball came to
a sudden halt when he announced his resignation last
May.
According to Bethel's ath
letic director, Dave
Klostreich, "We looked at
where the program was going and we all felt it best for
him to look to something
else; time to move on."
Apparently, the decision
came after many discussions between players, administration and Palke
about the direction of the
team. After considering all
of the options, all sides felt
diat Palke's resignation may
have been the hardest
choice, but that it was best
for tine team in the long run.
The decision may have
continued on page 2
Clarion/ Photo by Julia Taylor
■
Freshmen Krista Borg and Jessicah Mingo
unsuccessfully attempt to open their POs for the fourth
time. Four hundred forty-four students found locks
on their POs on the first day of classes.

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A&E:
page 8
Clearview:
Catch the latest news on
this music sensation.
Sports:
page 11
Coaches:
Athletic department hires new
coaches
Variety:
page 6 & 7
Welcome Week:
Freshmen facts and photos
Wednesday, September10,1997
NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE
Volume 73 • Number 1
BGC reaffirms Bethel; Brushaber re-elected
By Godfrey Catanus
Co-Managing Editor
Delegates from the Baptist
General Conference (BGC)
met at Wheaton College on
July 3 to discuss business relating to Bethel College and
Seminary.
It was the first business
meeting since the 1996 BGC
unanimously acted to establish Bethel as an independent, non-profit organization.
The meeting focused on
the business and policies of
the college. Bethel's presentation challenged the delegates to see "The Stories
Behind the Statistics." After
the presentation, the delegates, of which the majority were Bethel alumni,
voted on certain resolutions. New faculty and
board of trustee appointments overwhelmingly reelected President George
Brushaber to another term.
Back to Bethel
Clarion/ Photo by Julia Taylor
Juniors Angela Nelson and Jada Mrozinski, thrilled to see each other after time
apart, share their summer experiences after Welcome Week's Koinonia service.
Campus post office secures POs
By Anika Nemzek
News Editor
When sophomore John
Anderson returned to campus this fall, he was surprised to find that a very routine task had been changed:
his campus PO box had a
combination lock on it.
"I don't think it's worthwhile to have the locks,"
Anderson said. "Everyone's
sitting there spending twenty
minutes trying to open their
dumb POs."
Anderson's box is within
.the locked section, which
runs from 121 to 155. The
combination locks were installed over the summer and,
according to Anderson, they
present a number of difficulties for students this year.
"The worst part is you
can't just go and stick little
no tes in people's PO boxes,"
Anderson said.
Manager of Postal Services, Jeff Swenson, clarified
that students would still be
able to send notes. However,
they need to bring the notes
inside the mailroom to deliver them.
"We try to be pretty flexible in the post office to make
it available to people that
need to get in and use it,"
Swenson said.
The only time during the
day that mail can not be
brought in is during Chapel
because the mailroom is
closed. Also, no large student body mailings should
be brought in during the
time when the day's mail is
being stuffed, Swenson said.
Swenson, who has
worked in the post office for
almost four years, said he
had heard from a number of
students who would like
their mail to be more secure.
He also said that even before the locks were installed,
the post office wanted students to come inside to deliver notes.
Anything already inside
a campus box can get
pushed out when notes are
put in from the outside,
which "cart be very frustrating for us to come in in the
morning and have a lot of
papers on the floor because
of outside stuffing," said
Swenson.
Anderson, however, was
not convinced that die lock
on his PO was such a good
idea. Pointing out how he
continued on page 3
However, the main concern of the meeting was the
aftermath of the filed suit
against Bethel College from
the previous academic year.
The Board of Trustees did
not take any motions or actions against the current
policies and practices of faculty at Bethel, they did reiterate their stance against
gratuitous sex and violence.
The Trustees reminded the
delegates that all visual and
written documents containing sexuality or profanity is
prohibited without both ap
proval and evidence of educational benefits. They also
reminded the delegates that
all faculty members re-sign
Bethel's Covenant statement at the start of eac academic year.
Delegates on both sides of
the issue had an opportunity to voice their opinions.
Some supported the actions
of the board while others expressed concern for the policies of Bethel, urging the
Board of Trustees to review
their stance on the issue.
continued on page 2
Coach Palke resigns
after 18 years
By Godfrey Catanus
Sports Editor
Over the past two decades, Bethel has undergone
many significant changes.
From new dorms and
buildings, to new students
and presidents. Despite all of
these changes, one thing that
has remained the same.
Since 1978 has been George
Palke at the head of the Royals' Basketball program.
However, the Palke era of
Bethel's Basketball came to
a sudden halt when he announced his resignation last
May.
According to Bethel's ath
letic director, Dave
Klostreich, "We looked at
where the program was going and we all felt it best for
him to look to something
else; time to move on."
Apparently, the decision
came after many discussions between players, administration and Palke
about the direction of the
team. After considering all
of the options, all sides felt
diat Palke's resignation may
have been the hardest
choice, but that it was best
for tine team in the long run.
The decision may have
continued on page 2
Clarion/ Photo by Julia Taylor
■
Freshmen Krista Borg and Jessicah Mingo
unsuccessfully attempt to open their POs for the fourth
time. Four hundred forty-four students found locks
on their POs on the first day of classes.